Conventional cytology vs. immunocytochemistry of intraoperative peritoneal washes in gastric cancer patients subjected to gastrectomy: clinical correlates and association with overall survival

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Authors

Tomasz Olesiński

Małgorzata Malinowska · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

M. Zwierko · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Katarzyna Pogoda · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Andrzej Rutkowski · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Marek Szpakowski · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Piotr Saramak

Abstract

In contrast to conventional cytology, immunocytochemically documented presence of FCCs in peritoneal washes correlates with established prognostic factors and OS in gastric cancer patients.

Topics & Keywords

Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Minerva Surgery

Volume 73, Issue 3, pp. 261-268

DOI: 10.23736/s0026-4733.18.07529-6

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